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During a Tuesday hearing at the 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, the DOJ urged a three-judge panel to issue an emergency stay of a lower court order and allow the Trump administration's deployment of the California National Guard to continue in Los Angeles — going so far as to argue a president's federalization of militia can't be second-guessed by the courts, even if the chief executive mobilized forces from all 50 states and Washington, D.C., simultaneously.

U.S. Circuit Judges Mark Bennett and Eric Miller, both appointees of President Donald Trump, and Jennifer Sung, an appointee of President Joe Biden, presided over the hearing, which began at noon on the West Coast.

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[–] Hadriscus@jlai.lu 30 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 children)

Are these people so ignorant of history that they do not see who they're imitating? or do they, and they do it knowingly?

[–] chuckleslord@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago

Well, the chief of staff is a literal nazi, so they probably know

[–] OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca 16 points 1 day ago

They know what's happening, and they're actively pushing it forward.

[–] zbyte64@awful.systems 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

America was always the 2nd Reich

[–] Allemaniac@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)

the second Reich was imperial Germany after it was united by Otto von Bismarck in 1871, who created the first proto-Germany state. The first Reich btw was the Holy Roman Empire Of German Nation. What you are looking for is the 4th Reich.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 1 points 14 hours ago

The HRE is just the HRE. People generally know you don't mean Charlemagne's version because that's referred to as the Carolingian empire.

Plus that's not how they referred to themselves so it sounds like you're about to start talking about Aryanism next.

[–] gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de 18 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Police should stop and hinder ICE conductions; after all they have the duty to protect people from illegal harm. And ICE is clearly doing illegal things.

[–] Boddhisatva@lemmy.world 30 points 1 day ago

after all they have the duty to protect people

No. SCOTUS has ruled that police have no duty to protect anyone except for special relationships like a prisoner in their care. The police (in the US at least) are not there to protect you. They are there to protect the interests of the state.

[–] DaddleDew@lemmy.world 66 points 1 day ago (4 children)

So they really plan to keep escalating what they're doing until rebellion happens. And instead of trying to not piss off the entire population to not get a rebellion, they instead prepare to fight the population.

They're literally orchestrating a civil war and they know it.

Trumpistan doesn't intend to face another election. He's here for the last chance; it's grab power now or fail forever. And he knows it, that's why he acts like that. The medicaid cuts are widely unpopular, but he doesn't care what voters think anymore.

[–] Boddhisatva@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago

Yes. Keep escalating until there is violent resistance, then escalate more by declaring martial law and violently suppressing that resistance. He will then keep martial law in place declaring that it is not safe nor secure to hold public elections. That will be the final nail in the coffin of American democracy.

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 25 points 1 day ago

This is the only practical way to make Nazi Germany happen in America. Either Americans will fold, hence Nazi Germany, or they'll bite and you have a civil war/revolution they hope to bring about Nazi Germany by suppressing.

[–] sunbrrnslapper@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

I think that's the objective: https://g.co/kgs/de1xSUa

[–] ExtremeDullard@lemmy.sdf.org 70 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Amerika is getting Nazier by the minute.

Reichstag fire anyone?

[–] Zier@fedia.io 12 points 1 day ago

A judge just threw the actual immigration law in President Felon's face. So someone is fighting back. https://archive.is/1bEGB

[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 17 points 1 day ago

https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/19/politics/trump-continue-control-california-national-guard

Note that the Court has allowed the Trump admin to control California's national guard, for now. The full case is still ongoing.

[–] GeraldOfHillwood@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago

Setting the stage for a dictator to declare martial law.

[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 7 points 1 day ago

I'm so sorry, my friends. Always remember it does not have to be like this, and carry it like a torch in the night.